The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-12-01
M. F. CONLEY Publisher.
rhE COMMONWEALTH.

d. W. smith, Faint Lick, fell into the firo
and died next day. Miss Maggie Adams,
while en- route to the bedside, was thrown
from her horse and dangerously Injured.
The following Endorsement by Governor
Buckner upon q petition for Executive
clemency, is lesson TO jurymen who,
after they have convicteds-an offender
against the law, unite in petition to the
Governor asking him to undo thor work.
The matter is stated as follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, FRAsKRoRT,
Nov. %, 1SS7.-Webb Bryant, or c'Bryan,
found guilty and sentenced on two indict-
ments at the October term, 1887, cfthe Nell
son circuit court, for suffering gaming and
retailing whisky without. license, asks tho
remission of the penalties, aggregating
$500. The chief ground on which the petit
tion is based is statement Aigaea By
the petit jurors, who say that Fhoseaof
us who were of the trial fury on
said indictments have been thoroughly
convinced by subsequent conduct Of the
witnesses upon whose statements we re-
lied in finding said verdicts OF guilty
against said petitioner, that their state
ments should not have been relied upon
and that said verdict should have been not
| guilty. There does not seem TO have been
any attempt TO impeach the testimony Of
| the witnesses during the trial. 1t must be
| assumed, therefore, that their testimony
was reliable until the contrary is shown.
| The statement that their subsequent
conduct, without specifying what that
| conduct was, had changed the views
OF the jury, does not amount to an i'm
! peachment of the witnesses, and ought not
| to influence the decision of the Executive.
The paper signed by the jury was drawn
| up by the same person who wrote the petit
tion and would seem TO express the wishes
| OF the petitioner rather than deliberate
| judgment of the signers. The statements
| OF men, moved probably by false senti-
mentality, contained in paper
| which none OF them wrote and which possi-
bly, was never read to them, ought not to
| outweigh the public acts OF the same men
sworn to do their duty both to the Com
mon wealth and to the accused. am un-
willing to believe that The jury fuiled to do
their whole duty when acting under the
solemnity of an oath, but in consideration
of the present physical condition of the
petitioner, as stated by the attorney
who prosecuted the case, respite of twelve
months is granted"
ihL l1C SloiutuIC Will COuNtuc fTludyf
December 80.
PADUcAH is to have a new opera-house.
THERE is movement ON foot ut Lexing.
ton, looking to the building of railroad
to Lawrenceburg. to connect the Bluegrass
capital with the Louisville Southern rail-
road.
JUDGE PINKNEY GAILBREATH, native of
Jefferson County, and for many years
member of the Louisville bar, died ut
Bardstown, aged sixiy-fiye years.
THE court Of appeals has overruled tho
motion for new trial in the case Of Will
liam Patterson, convicted Of the murder Of
Miss Jennie Bowman, in Louisville.
The trial of Henry Passmorc for the kill
ing of Richard Paxton, which occupied n
week in the Mercer County court, resulted
in hung jury.
PERRY, the county-seat of Hazard
County, has neither sbhool-house nor
school. The courthouse was used for
school purposes for few weeks and then
closed probably for want of patronage.
There is not church building in Hazard
County.
The Duber Watch-case Company, at
Newport, has been compelled to shut down
on account of the scarcity of coal.
AT Dixon, the trial of Abe Lynn for kill
ing his brother, which has occupied the
attention of the circuit court for some
days past was concluded on the 25th by
the jury returning verdict Of guilty, and
sentenced him to the penitentary for two
years. A motion will be made for new
trial.
AT Irvine, Will Wagers, a deputy sher-
i'll, while taking Lee Packett whom he
had arrested, to Jail, was attacked by
James II. Allerine. Hal Cockerell inter-
fsred in behalf of the sheriff, shooting and
killing Allerine and badly wounding Pack
EFT.
The cornerstone of the Catholic church
ut Versailles was laid on Thanksgiving
day The ceremonies were conducted by
Bishop Macs, of Covington, Father Dom
nelly and other prominent Catholics.
THE sheriff of Perry County brought 10
the penitentiary at Frankfort Hezelsiah
Cody, sentenced TO two years for man
slaughter. 1t required two guards to bring
him from Hazard 10 Cornwall, and three
the remainder of the way
THE contract for the erection of the i'm
mense shops of the Louisville and NASH
vile railroad at Decatur, has been award
ed to Morris a. Newman, OF Indianapolis.
Work will be commenced ut once The
shops comprise fourteen buildings, from
1s0 to $50 feet in lepgth. They will be Of
stone, brick and iron, md will be cons
tructed similar to The Panhandle shops at
Indianapolis. They will be the largest
shops south of the Ohio river except those
Mt Louisville, and will be used for all re-
pairs and constructions of the Southern
divisions. They will not interfere what
ever with the shops at Louisville, and are
erected only to keep from overcrowding
the louisville works. The Decatur shops
win probably be finished by March l, 1883.
JUDGE FIEnD, Of the common pleas
court, Louisville, rendered decision the
other morning in the case Of James Alox-
ander and Charles w. Trousdale against
the Taxpayers OF Muhlenberg County,
sustaining the demurrer of the defend
ants. The suit is an important one, and Z
grew out of the action instituted .rJ7ae
time ago 10 recover on the bonds issued by
Muhlenberg County as a subsidy to the u.
and p railroad. The bondholders repre-
sented an issue OF SOLO, 600 of bonds The
circuit court Of Louisville issued an In
junction some time ago against the sheriff
of Muhlenberg County to keep him from
making a levy, and the bondholders took
an appeal TO the Supreme Court OF the
United States where it is now pending
ISAAC Lucas, recently from the peniten-
tiary, was arrested by Marshal Posey, the
other day, and taken TO Brookville for trial
on two charges-one for grand larceny and
one for carrying concealed weapons. Ho
is also wanted in Wayne County for steal